This year for Sunday School we want to be intentional about memorizing Scripture verses that have to do with our theme (HOPE). We have selected thirty Bible verses and will be focusing in on one each week throughout the Sunday School year. Below is a list of the verses in the English Standard Version and the dates that we are going to memorize them by. We hope that you will join us on this journey!!!
Living Hope Challenge Verses
(September 18)
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life." Prov. 13:12
(September 25)
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in you." Ps. 39:7
(October 2)
"I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.” Gen. 3:15
(October 9)
"For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O LORD, from my youth." Ps. 71:5
(October 16)
"The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples." Gen 49:10
(October 23)
"The hope of the righteous brings joy,
but the expectation of the wicked will perish." Prov. 10:28
(October 30)
"O LORD, the hope of Israel,
all who forsake you shall be put to shame;
those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth,
for they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water." Jer. 17:13
(November 6)
"By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
O God of our salvation,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas." Ps. 65:5
(November 13)
"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope..." Rom. 5:3-4
(November 20)
"and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." Rom. 5:5
(November 27)
"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." Rom. 12:12
(December 4)
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." Rom. 15:13
(December 11)
"And in His name the Gentiles will hope." Matt. 12:21
(December 18)
"... being justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life." Tit. 3:7
December 25--No Sunday School
January 1—No Sunday School
(January 8)
"(for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God." Heb. 7:19
January 15—No Sunday School (Annual Meeting)
(January 22)
"Since we have such a hope, we are very bold." 2 Cor. 3:12
(January 29)
"There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call." Eph. 4:4
(February 5)
"Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zech. 9:9
(February 12)
"Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double." Zech. 9:12
(February 19)
"But this I call to mind: and therefore I have hope. The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; He mercies never come to an end." Lam. 3:21-22
(February 26)
"To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Col. 1:27
(March 5)
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..." 1 Peter 1:3
(March 12)
"But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation." 1 Thess. 5:8
(March 19)
"For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." Rom. 15:4
(March 26)
"We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain..." Heb. 6:19
(April 2)
"For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness." Gal. 5:5
(April 9)
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful." Heb. 10:23
April 16—No Sunday School (Easter)
(April 23)
"Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:13
(April 30)
"For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe." 1 Tim. 4:10
(May 7)
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.” Lam 3:24
May 14—No Sunday School (Mother’s Day)
(September 18)
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life." Prov. 13:12
(September 25)
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in you." Ps. 39:7
(October 2)
"I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.” Gen. 3:15
(October 9)
"For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O LORD, from my youth." Ps. 71:5
(October 16)
"The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples." Gen 49:10
(October 23)
"The hope of the righteous brings joy,
but the expectation of the wicked will perish." Prov. 10:28
(October 30)
"O LORD, the hope of Israel,
all who forsake you shall be put to shame;
those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth,
for they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water." Jer. 17:13
(November 6)
"By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
O God of our salvation,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas." Ps. 65:5
(November 13)
"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope..." Rom. 5:3-4
(November 20)
"and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." Rom. 5:5
(November 27)
"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." Rom. 12:12
(December 4)
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." Rom. 15:13
(December 11)
"And in His name the Gentiles will hope." Matt. 12:21
(December 18)
"... being justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life." Tit. 3:7
December 25--No Sunday School
January 1—No Sunday School
(January 8)
"(for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God." Heb. 7:19
January 15—No Sunday School (Annual Meeting)
(January 22)
"Since we have such a hope, we are very bold." 2 Cor. 3:12
(January 29)
"There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call." Eph. 4:4
(February 5)
"Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zech. 9:9
(February 12)
"Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double." Zech. 9:12
(February 19)
"But this I call to mind: and therefore I have hope. The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; He mercies never come to an end." Lam. 3:21-22
(February 26)
"To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Col. 1:27
(March 5)
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..." 1 Peter 1:3
(March 12)
"But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation." 1 Thess. 5:8
(March 19)
"For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." Rom. 15:4
(March 26)
"We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain..." Heb. 6:19
(April 2)
"For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness." Gal. 5:5
(April 9)
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful." Heb. 10:23
April 16—No Sunday School (Easter)
(April 23)
"Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:13
(April 30)
"For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe." 1 Tim. 4:10
(May 7)
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.” Lam 3:24
May 14—No Sunday School (Mother’s Day)